Recently, we introduced the concept of Pendulum Summoning new to the Super Starter Deck: Space Time Showdown, as well as reviewed the deck itself. Today, we’ll take a look at the Power-Up Packs that come with the deck.

There are 15 cards in the set, and you receive two packs with the Super Starter deck of 5 cards each. There are only two rarities in this pack: Ultra Rare and Commons.

One of these ultra rares is a card called Odd-Eyes Dragon. He looks a bit freaky, but it is an interesting card. He’s a Level 7 Dragon Effect Monster with 2500 ATK and 2000 DEF. If he destroys an opponent’s monster by battle and sends it to the Graveyard, you inflict damage to your opponent equal to half the original ATK of that monster in the Graveyard. If this effect sounds familiar, it’s because it’s precisely the same effect as Elemental Hero Flame Wingman. It’s also the original form of the cover card from Duelist Alliance, Odd-Eyes Pendulum Dragon, which has the same Monster Effect.

The other ultra rare in the pack is Dark Hole. Not much needs to be said about this card. It destroys all monsters on the field. It’s one of the best staples in the entire game, and having yet another ultra rare printing is pretty useful for players who love to foil out their decks.

The majority of these cards have all been printed at common rarity before. Mirror Force, Call of the Haunted, and Reinforcement of the Army are staples that we’re happy to see again. Magic Cylinder is also a highly useful card, along with Divine Wrath, a card that may begin to see more play again with the rise of so many powerful effect monsters.

Of these 13 common cards, only 2 had never before been printed at the lowest rarity: Des Volstgalph and Kuraz the Light Monarch. Des Volstgalph‘s claim to fame was that he was once a Shonen Jump Championship Series Prize Card, and later reprinted in two different Gold Series. Kuraz is probably the most interesting card here, only before printed as a Light of Destruction special edition card and a Duelist League participation promo.

Kuraz the Light Monarch‘s effect becomes all that much more important with two new card zones to worry about. When he is either Normal or Special Summoned, you can target up to 2 cards on the field and destroy them. If you do, each player can draw 1 card for each of the cards they controlled that was destroyed by this effect. It can’t attack during the turn it’s Normal Summoned or Special Summoned due to the power of this effect. Also, keep in mind that Kuraz is an excellent card to summon using the new Pendulum Summoning process, being a level 6 Monster that doesn’t require a Tribute Summon to activate his effect like most Monarchs. I’d like to see how this guy is used in the near future.

Overall, these are decent cards to immediately power up the Space Time Showdown deck. Having an inexpensive Ultra Rare Dark Hole is always fun, too. All in all, this is a pretty strong Starter Deck, especially for the price. You wouldn’t buy it for the Power-Up packs themselves, but they are certainly a nice bonus.

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